标题: CFA Mock vs. Schweser Mock and Practice Tests [打印本页] 作者: d2rockstar 时间: 2011-7-13 13:18 标题: CFA Mock vs. Schweser Mock and Practice Tests
I know there have been a lot of posts about this so this is just another.
I am trying to make some sense of my scores and wanted some of your feed back. I know that there are some people on here that are going to set the curve for the test so if you are getting above 80's please don't stress the rest of us out, good job. For those of us who also have lives and are trying to just get by let me know where you are and what you think about Schweser. I took the CFA Mock and got 70% on both the AM and PM. Then I went to the live Schweser/Kaplan Mock in LA last weekend and got owned. Ok in the am with 65% and then in the 50s on the PM. Then I went to the Schweser test books and am struggling to get in the mid 60s. This is my second time around and have put some time in studying but it seems like the questions are so nit picky compared to CFAI Mock. Want to see what other people thought. Regardless were only two weeks away from a life again.作者: firat 时间: 2011-7-13 13:18
The schweser Live mock was very hard. The average showing on the website is a 59 i think. I havent taken the CFA mock yet, will hopefully do it Friday.
My only exprience is from LI, where i found the schweser mocks and the CFAI mock to be much tougher than the actual exam. Doesnt mean thats how it always is, but i felt the exam in December was way easier than any of the mocks i took.
Which schweser test book are you using? He first exam of the second book was also extremely difficult.作者: benbenxiong 时间: 2011-7-13 13:18
Schweser tests are tougher and more nit picky for the most part in my opinion. I'm averaging around a 70-75% on Schweser mocks and i got an 80 AM and 77 PM on the 2011 CFAI Mock. I'm feeling pretty good about things. First time taker.作者: BelalM 时间: 2011-7-13 13:18
I took the Schweser live mock last year and then the CFA Mock for Level 1 and found them both to be a lot harder than the actual exam. I passed so this year is Level 2 for me and I found that the live Schweser on Sat was extremely tough. Havent taken the CFA mock yet but I would imagine the same. Just hoping the real exam is a little easier but cant expect that作者: xilige 时间: 2011-7-13 13:18
It would be really dumb for Schweser to make their tests easy. No one would buy more products from them to supplement their study if they thought they were cruising...
Point here is that yes, the Schweser tests are probably harder.作者: cv4cfa 时间: 2011-7-13 13:18
I wouldn't rely on the actual test being easier, although it would be great if it was. Remember, they can ask you anything.作者: Swanand 时间: 2011-7-13 13:18
I don't know why but I scored 80% on two schweser mocks which I've taken. Have not solved the CFAI yet. But all I have done is the concept checkers from
Schweser and read the books twice. Did not even
Open the CFAI books to read or solve the EOC.
While trying out the first mock, i felt like I would fail. But the evaluation has confused me rather than making me happy. Don't know what's happening.作者: random_walker47 时间: 2011-7-13 13:18
I am an L2 retaker and I feel like the actual CFAI mocks are harder than the Schweser mock exams. I only have one of the Schweser test books (volume 1) and have scored much better on those exams (except for exam 3 AM) than I did on the CFAI tests.作者: eoin 时间: 2011-7-13 13:18
CFAI Mock was very hard作者: brainsX 时间: 2011-7-13 13:18
@ KSTHANE:
Vol 2 Schweser is MUCH tougher....makes the CFAI seem easy....作者: kingstongal 时间: 2011-7-13 13:18
So this is sounding like I am the exception to the rule which is what I was trying to find out. Out of curiosity when people say they are doing well on the Schweser test, are you saying 60-70, 70-80 or above 80? And does that mean working a whole AM or PM set in under 3-hours and not using any notes?作者: President1988 时间: 2011-7-13 13:18
I'm averaging right about 70-75. Highest scores are about 80. Lowest score is a 58 (vol 2 exam 1am) working the whole way through without notes.
Now that I'm done with CFAI mock AM (80) and PM (77) I'm done doing dedicated tests at this point. In other words, I'm not going to sit down and take a full test anymore without notes. It's much more time effective to work a problem, check the answer, review the material if need be and move on to the next one. I will use the remaining three vol 2 schweser tests with this method. I will likely review previous tests i've done completely too time permitting...作者: sameeragarwal 时间: 2011-7-13 13:18
Westibbs sounds like you are set. Out of curiosity, what was your study approach up until now?作者: giants2010 时间: 2011-7-13 13:18
Finished exam I from the PM section. Total of 5 exams now including live mock, averaging 78.7%. This last exam i did the worst one (71.5 overall). Some of these questions are so vague i feel like i cant stand it.作者: smuggycfa 时间: 2011-7-13 13:18
I've done well on the Schweser mocks (average 84.5 after 4 exams), but found the CFA mock to be noticeably harder (77 on AM so far with a couple lucky guesses, worse mark than any Schweser test). The Schweser questions felt like fill-in-the-blank questions, while the CFA questions were far more challenging conceptually. I'm good at plugging things into an equation or rattling off a list, but the deep understanding the CFA exam demanded really strained my abilities.
I could see myself getting unlucky with the item sets and getting killed on exam day. Still need more studying.作者: bdavi77962 时间: 2011-7-13 13:18
My performance has actually been remarkably similar to Westibbs'
On average, scoring in the mid 70s on the Schweser mocks in Volume 1. Scored a 75 on the official CFAI mock (AM+PM). Volume 2, Exam 1 AM was for some reason made to be incredibly difficult. I scored a 62.
Not sure if this holds true for all the mocks in Volume 2, but I think it's a good chance to 'stress test' your knowledge in the final week leading up to exam day. I doubt the actual exam will be as calculation intensive, based on what Level III candidates have told me.作者: redskins44 时间: 2011-7-13 13:18
Schweser live mock and schweser exam books are two different animals作者: liquidity 时间: 2011-7-13 13:18
@tmortonsmith:
I read through the schweser material about three times. The third time, I created a test from the Qbank covering each book's material after i finished each book. I think I did this Qbank process twice. I then started doing schweser practice tests. The first couple, I worked through using notes and book to learn the material further and review. Then I started doing them on my own without notes or book all the way through. The first real test I took was Schweser Vol 1. Exam 2 pm. I've done tests through Exams Vol. 2 - Exam 2 AM.
At this point, i'm going to do a Schweser Ethics review (although this is definitely plagued by law of diminishing returns), and keep rolling through my remaining Schweser practice tests.
I might do the CFAI sample 2, because the first one was awful (61). I think I was just tired, and couldn't roll with taking a test online...which was annoying. Hated learning that i missed a problem after each one...really messed with my head...作者: needhelp1700 时间: 2011-7-13 13:18
I guess we need the input of level III candidates over here ..which is difficult作者: WarrenB1 时间: 2011-7-13 13:18
CFA Exam is about the same as the mock or a tad more difficult. I was scoring low 80's on the mock and ended up with all but one section >70%.作者: mp3bu 时间: 2011-7-13 13:18
Took the CFAI mock morning section.. scored 83%. I found it difficult and despite doing well on ethics, i wouldn't have been able to guarantee my answers on most of them. The questions were vague and the EOC are so much clear and crisp than the mocks.. Anyone experienced comment on whether the question structures are the same on the real exam? (should i be prepared to find a question where i have to interpret what is going on)作者: maryli 时间: 2011-7-13 13:18
Hi, can someone tell me that the number, 60s or 80s, your guys talking about is 60 or 80 points of out 120 points or just the percentage... Thanks.作者: firat 时间: 2011-7-13 13:18
